Beau Is Afraid Review A24 presents Beau is Afraid written and directed by Ari Aster and starring Joaquin Phoenix. The film follows Beau (Phoenix), a mild-mannered anxious man who embarks on an Odyssey to return home for his mother’s funeral. What ensues is a series of harrowing events that
A24's The Whale is being billed as Brendan Fraser's (Doom Patrol) pièce de résistance. Personally, I find this to be an insult to this incredible man's body of work. But, let's start at the beginning. The Whale is directed by Darren Aronofsky who is known for his artsy, poignant, sometimes
Lost in the Reel's video review for Causeway As Oscar Season approaches, there is always a list of films that were considered hopefuls at the beginning, whether it be because of who is starring in it or who's behind the scenes, that end up getting completely forgotten about because they didn't live
In March of 2022, A24 released the horror film, X about a group of filmmakers who head to rural Texas in order to shoot porn. However, the farm they're staying on is home to a murderous elderly couple - Pearl and Howard. Now, Pearl is the prequel to the film allowing us to dive a little deeper into
Bodies Bodies Bodies is a new film from A24 and quite possibly one of the best horror/comedies of the last decade. The film invites you into a world of frienemies, relationships with a lot of shared history, mistrust, and lots of bloody deaths. The story centers around Bee (Maria Bakalova), a
In the aftermath of a personal tragedy, Harper (Jessie Buckley) retreats alone to the beautiful English countryside, hoping to have found a place to heal. But someone or something from the surrounding woods appears to be stalking her. What begins as simmering dread becomes a fully-formed nightmare,
In C'mon C'mon, Johnny (Joaquin Phoenix) is tasked with watching his nine-year-old nephew, Jesse (Woody Norman), as his sister Viv (Gaby Hoffman) is off taking care of Jesse’s father as he experiences an intense bipolar episode. In typical A24 fashion, C'mon C'mon is highly stylized.
If you’re not a child of the 80s, you may not remember the tragic story of Diana, Princess of Wales. Diana was the wife of Prince Charles and the mother of William and Harry. She was loved by the people for her fashion and activism. (As well as the paparazzi for her messy personal life.)
It's been quite a long time since we've had a Star Wars movie in theaters. In the time between Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker and now, we've had a revolution in entertainment in streaming and Star Wars moved from controlling the theater to a fixture in our living rooms with shows like The
Daemons of the Shadow Realm has Yuru and his Daemons turn the table on his pursuers in Ep. 4 "Jin and Yuru". It's pretty clearly a case of the hunters becoming the hunted here, and in a very action-packed way to boot. Now we wait and see if this is a good thing for Yuru, or if he has bitten off
The Sheep Detectives is a towering testament of how powerful animated stories can be when done right. A genuine crowdpleaser, the film is sure to warm and break your heart, wrestling with richly textured explorations of death and grief, lost and found families, and the necessity of memory.
